Notable Kudos and Mentions in the News

MayflowerHistory.com, and its predecessor the Mayflower Web Pages, have been widely cited and mentioned in the media. Here is a list of a few of them:

New York Times feature article, "Mayflower Descendant Digs Deep Into the Lore," 26 November 1998.
Rated "Exceptional" in the Encyclopedia Britannica's Internet Guide.
Scripps-Howard News Service article appearing in local papers across the country, Thanksgiving 1997.
Rated 5 stars in the syndicated newspaper column "Surfing the Net with Kids," 18 November 1997.
HomePC Magazine. Mentioned in the December 1996 issue, page 214.
National Public Radio. Mentioned on November 26, 1996 as the "web site of the day."
Gannett News Service article appearing in local papers across the country, Thanksgiving 1996.

MayflowerHistory.com has also received a large number of comments from noted researchers and historians. Here is a sampling:

James W. Baker, senior Historian at Plimoth Plantation Museum, referring to my Mayflower Myths page: "I think he has done his homework and accurately hit at some popular misconceptions." (Quote from the New York Times, 26 November 1998).
Eugene Aubrey Stratton, author of Plymouth Colony: Its History and Its People. "You indeed seem to be taking the right approach in using well documented information. It's wonderful how you have married research from the past with technology for the future."
Mary B. Sherwood, author of Pilgrim: A Biography of William Brewster. "Congratulations on your great web site, and especially on its accuracy. I have enjoyed clicking through it and am impressed by the completeness of your presentation, including recent research."
Susan Roser, editor of the Mayflower Increasings, Births and Deaths, Marriages, and Deeds and Probates series of books. "Just wanted to say that your site is wonderful! . . . it appears to be extremely accurate, which is a refreshing change on the net."
From the peer-reviewed genealogical journal, The American Genealogist (72:397) "One site that does display scholarship is a Mayflower Homepage maintained by Caleb Johnson, which has original full-text Mayflower documents available".
Alicia Crane Williams, former editor of the Mayflower Descendant, and an editor of the Mayflower Society's Five Generations books on John Alden: "Caleb Johnson has placed the passenger list for the Mayflower on the World Wide Web. This list is notable for its attention to accuracy." (From Mayflower Descendant, vol. 45, editor's notes).
Robert Leigh Ward, researcher who discovered the English origins of Mayflower families Samson, Tilley and Cooper. "I enjoyed perusing your complex of World Wide Web pages about the Mayflower and its passengers. Good job!"